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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4W-06255

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will respond to the Howe Report on PIP implants due to be published by the UK Government in March 2012.

Question reference: S4W-06169

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many whole-time equivalent heart failure specialist nurses there are in each NHS board.

Question reference: S4W-06160

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 20 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that people with PIP implants going back to their original provider for a replacement operation should be charged for such an operation.

Question reference: S4W-05980

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 13 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy will meet private healthcare providers that have used PIP breast implants.

Question reference: S4W-05978

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 13 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether every person with a PIP breast implant is entitled to have any required procedure done by the NHS.

Question reference: S4W-05617

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when the current chief executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland was appointed.

Question reference: S4W-05619

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether (a) the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy and (b) the board of Healthcare Improvement Scotland are aware of negotiations with the health directorate about the salary of the chief executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-05616

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the current chief executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland was seconded to the post and, if so, from where.

Question reference: S4W-05614

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the current salary is of the chief executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland.

The salary for the Chief Executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland is in the range approved by Ministers for Executive Grade F (£84,411 - £115,046). The post is currently filled on an interim basis through a secondment of the former Medical Director of NHS Fife on her existing terms and conditions. The remuneration paid to NHS Fife for the full cost of the secondment is in the range of £170,000-175,000, which includes all taxable benefits and employer pension contributions.

Question reference: S4W-05618

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the salary was for the chief executive of Healthcare Improvement Scotland when the post was advertised in September 2010.